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it is basically medicare. how do you pay for medicare? everyone of us under 65, there is a payroll deduction for fica. if you are 65, parts d medicare is a monthly premium. when we do the public option, how you pay? payroll taxes in your monthly premium which is similar to medicare. it is not funded by the government. whether it exists is a whether or not people participate. it has to be self funded, have the same financial is solvent and environment, and will only exist as long as americans want it. if you do not wanted, do not use it. no one will force you. benefits for the first district, 50,000 uninsured in this congressional district at about 660,000. 17 dozen 900 small-business is will be eligible for tax credits. -- 17,900 small businesses. it has a prescription drug benefit plan. i thought it was a giveaway to the pharmaceutical industries. basically, they pay their premium and once you hit $2,500 you fall into the doughnut hole. you're still paying the premium, but when to hit $2,500 it all comes out of your pocket. what to him a
it is basically medicare. how do you pay for medicare? everyone of us under 65, there is a payroll deduction for fica. if you are 65, parts d medicare is a monthly premium. when we do the public option, how you pay? payroll taxes in your monthly premium which is similar to medicare. it is not funded by the government. whether it exists is a whether or not people participate. it has to be self funded, have the same financial is solvent and environment, and will only exist as long as americans...
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medicare down. many of those that boat are in favor of medicare. in -- with medicaid, there are probably fewer voters. >> i kind of like the mixture of having germany. they always feel it is a horrible system. they have been engaged in constant reform. it was a good system and it is still a good system di. that is actually a very nice match. in the u.s., where 20% of the people in medicaid pay for 40% of the births. 90 percent of the public system and 10% in the private system, that works for me. >> americans believe that doctors can do anything. >> that is next. >>[applause] >> we will take a 15 minute break and then we will return and talk about making policy. >> coming next on c-span, america and the courts but two interviews. following that, a look at 2010' s senate races and pulling. >> tomorrow, on washington journal, flint levirate, charlie cook and stu rothenberg and the daniel erickson. washington journal, live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> this week ron baxter od bexts guses internet
medicare down. many of those that boat are in favor of medicare. in -- with medicaid, there are probably fewer voters. >> i kind of like the mixture of having germany. they always feel it is a horrible system. they have been engaged in constant reform. it was a good system and it is still a good system di. that is actually a very nice match. in the u.s., where 20% of the people in medicaid pay for 40% of the births. 90 percent of the public system and 10% in the private system, that works...
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it didn't happen in congress when president bush and the republicans pushed the medicare prescription drug benefit earlier in the off. and it's not happening now in the way it should have been. healthcare reform about tarp, about the stimulus spending. about the second stimulus spending which is ten minutes away from coming into view. but it is happening. one of the things that is heartening about the past year's political shenanigans, economic shenanigans, all of this stuff is generally unpopular among the people in america. politicians don't get it, but they are the lagging indicator of where the country is at. stimulus was not popular. healthcare reform such as it is not popular. >> nick is absolutely right. absolutely right. this plas believes in the freedom from -- this administration believes in the freedom from. america tradition libl believed of freedom to. freedom to do things as individual. this administration wants the freedom from all kind of thing s. >> if they want to spend $160 billion. is it conceivable that a country would demand security for the $160 billion? might c
it didn't happen in congress when president bush and the republicans pushed the medicare prescription drug benefit earlier in the off. and it's not happening now in the way it should have been. healthcare reform about tarp, about the stimulus spending. about the second stimulus spending which is ten minutes away from coming into view. but it is happening. one of the things that is heartening about the past year's political shenanigans, economic shenanigans, all of this stuff is generally...
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it is basically medicare. how do you pay for medicare? everyone of us under 65, there is a payroll deduction for fica. if you are 65, parts d medicare is a monthly premium. when we do the public option, how you pay? payroll taxes in your monthly premium which is similar to medicare. it is not funded by the government. whether it exists is a whether or not people participate. it has to be self funded, have the same financial is solvent and environment, and will only exist as long as americans want it. if you do not wanted, do not use it. no one will force you. benefits for the first district, 50,000 uninsured in this congressional district at about 660,000. 17 dozen 900 small-business is will be eligible for tax credits. -- 17,900 small businesses. it has a prescription drug benefit plan. i thought it was a giveaway to the pharmaceutical industries. basically, they pay their premium and once you hit $2,500 you fall into the doughnut hole. you're still paying the premium, but when to hit $2,500 it all comes out of your pocket. what to him a
it is basically medicare. how do you pay for medicare? everyone of us under 65, there is a payroll deduction for fica. if you are 65, parts d medicare is a monthly premium. when we do the public option, how you pay? payroll taxes in your monthly premium which is similar to medicare. it is not funded by the government. whether it exists is a whether or not people participate. it has to be self funded, have the same financial is solvent and environment, and will only exist as long as americans...
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we talk about the medicare cuts. a lot of people do not understand that when the medicare bills were written decades ago, many of the health care opportunities that we currently have are not even a part of medicare. they are costing patients hundreds of millions of dollars. they're costing the united states government hundreds of millions of dollars. because i am a respiratory therapist, i will speak directly to that profession. we all know that lung disease is the fourth leading cause of all medical diagnoses. when you look at the reimbursement of medicare on those types of patients, a respiratory therapist cannot provide care to a health care -- of home care or nursing home patient because our services are not reimbursed. only the services of a physician or nurse. i have been a therapist for 25 years. if i go teach a smoking cessation class to chronic pulmonary disease patients, i am not reimbursed by medicare. not only is there an issue of medicare spending and cuts, where there are cost-saving ideas, they are wip
we talk about the medicare cuts. a lot of people do not understand that when the medicare bills were written decades ago, many of the health care opportunities that we currently have are not even a part of medicare. they are costing patients hundreds of millions of dollars. they're costing the united states government hundreds of millions of dollars. because i am a respiratory therapist, i will speak directly to that profession. we all know that lung disease is the fourth leading cause of all...
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vo: if you're over 65, have diabetes and are on medicare... vo: ...call now and we'll send you a free meter. vo: it offers alternate site testing, so you can test on your arm. no more pricking your fingers. vo: and to make it even less painful, the cost of your diabetes testing supplies may be covered by medicare. vo: join over a million others who have chosen liberty medical. vo: call now and receive a free accu-chek aviva meter. vo: plus, for a limited time, get a free cookbook when you join. end tag vo: call the number on your screen. >>> 2009 oscar ballots have been mailed out. the nominees will be announced next month. >> jeremy and i already have some ideas of our own as far as what could get best picture of the year. for me it goes to "precious." i thought that the acting knocked my socks off. it's set in harlem in 1987. where precious is a 16-year-old african-american girl who's pregnant for the second time by her absent father. she's abused emotionally and physically by her mom who you see there played by monique. precious can't read
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now i'm back on medicare through social security. have them on stage. i still have a limit on how much i can make so i don't own any property because i'm not allowed to. my car is also my parents' car. let's get in places. if i start doing well i get nervous because am i going to lose my benefits? i seriously believe if you want them to be a useful part of the society you need to have medical care that you don't have to worry about having. clearly if you want people in general to be a useful part of society, they need to have medical care. you never know what's going to come up with my body but you never know what's going to come up with your body either. theater has kept me sane, so to speak, and that has helped a lot and just being able to express myself and help other people express themselves is really important. >> indeed. cnn photojournalist bethany swain joins us from washington. bethany, why take on the topic of health care in this "in focus"? >> reporter: this was one of the five series we did this year and we thought it was important to put a
now i'm back on medicare through social security. have them on stage. i still have a limit on how much i can make so i don't own any property because i'm not allowed to. my car is also my parents' car. let's get in places. if i start doing well i get nervous because am i going to lose my benefits? i seriously believe if you want them to be a useful part of the society you need to have medical care that you don't have to worry about having. clearly if you want people in general to be a useful...
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what happens in medicare? you cut my medicare. we are not cutting your medicare. the house bill we are preserving medicare. you still go to your same doctor, same hospital. the only differences are we eliminate the co-pays and deductibles for preventive care. diabetes, prostate, bone density, mammograms, we want to pay for it. we want you to get them. if you have prostate cancer there is a 95% chance of cure rate if we catch it early. if we catch it early we'll be saving money in the long run. you are healthier. taxpayers save money in the long run. we extend the solvency by at least five years. medicare trust fund, remember that doughnut hole? as soon as the president signs the bill, the house version, $500, doughnut hole starts at $3,000 as opposed to $2,500. we fill it in by 2016. medicare, one reason why i didn't vote for the bill, the largest consumer, purchaser of drugs in the country is the federal government for medicare and medicaid, department of defense, v.a. we can't use our purchasing power. your purchasing power to get a better deal on drugs. it's ag
what happens in medicare? you cut my medicare. we are not cutting your medicare. the house bill we are preserving medicare. you still go to your same doctor, same hospital. the only differences are we eliminate the co-pays and deductibles for preventive care. diabetes, prostate, bone density, mammograms, we want to pay for it. we want you to get them. if you have prostate cancer there is a 95% chance of cure rate if we catch it early. if we catch it early we'll be saving money in the long run....
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they have stopped treated medicare patients because reimbursements doesn't cover costs. the republicans say the president is backing a plan that doesn't address the high cost of care. >> raise taxes on small businesses, raises taxes on middle income americans and raises taxes on medical devices and in creases medicare premiums for seniors by $50 billion. >> reporter: house speaker nancy pelosi promised to address the shortfall in reimbursements. >> we salute their work and their right to point out the disparity in reimbuements would be short sided not to pass the bill because of one piece of the bill which we will correct. >> reporter: california governor arnold schwarzenegger says washington owes the state billions. >> my budget includes billions of dollars for medicare. >> reporter: the president hopes to have the bill signed into law before the state of the union address next month. melanie wilkes, fox news. >> and the bills need to be merged into one before it can move on to the president's desk. >>> a memorial service was held in massachusetts for 37-year- old harol
they have stopped treated medicare patients because reimbursements doesn't cover costs. the republicans say the president is backing a plan that doesn't address the high cost of care. >> raise taxes on small businesses, raises taxes on middle income americans and raises taxes on medical devices and in creases medicare premiums for seniors by $50 billion. >> reporter: house speaker nancy pelosi promised to address the shortfall in reimbursements. >> we salute their work and...
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>> i think we could do better on medicare and medicaid fraud. there is a fraud. there are providers who bill for people. patience they never saw. and that we could put more resources behind that that was then the clinton administration when donna shalala was the secretary she put a lot of effort into the fraud and payoffs and then it slipped behind it makes doctors very uncomfortable but it's quite important. >> 60 minutes dustin work on that important topic in the public space. but i think we are coming off on just about one hour here. i think we are done. thank you so much. [applause] ladies and gentlemen over the last two days we have commented on the fact over the past year the global financial crisis has generated consensus here and abroad to increase government spending of the last year or so was quite necessary to deal with some very severe long-term consequences government responses and so the point was too little attention was given to the long-term fiscal consequences of programs to deal with them all down of the last year or so, so i hope we have dealt
>> i think we could do better on medicare and medicaid fraud. there is a fraud. there are providers who bill for people. patience they never saw. and that we could put more resources behind that that was then the clinton administration when donna shalala was the secretary she put a lot of effort into the fraud and payoffs and then it slipped behind it makes doctors very uncomfortable but it's quite important. >> 60 minutes dustin work on that important topic in the public space. but...
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by medicare, since medicare pays less, they'll get less money. it's also slippery slope. i think there's a concern that it could mor much into a signal. it's natural. i think medicare have been an very effective influence program. i like the idea of more people being able to take advantage of it. i don't think this is going anywhere. they drop -- they planted this idea. it's just -- there seems to be too much opposition. i don't think it's going to be in the final compromise. but we'll see. with regard to the employees, they favored the clinton bill, then they changed their mind about it. you mentioned ideology, the best answer that i have is entrepreneurs don't generally tend to like the idea of government involvement in anything. on the surface, you think they'd like to get out. >> i can tell you we do a meeting once a year, 100 ceos, large companies, different industries. we had a group of them in washington a month ago. two things were clear. there was enormous efforts to reduce health care cost. many of them had served on various panels for the business round table e
by medicare, since medicare pays less, they'll get less money. it's also slippery slope. i think there's a concern that it could mor much into a signal. it's natural. i think medicare have been an very effective influence program. i like the idea of more people being able to take advantage of it. i don't think this is going anywhere. they drop -- they planted this idea. it's just -- there seems to be too much opposition. i don't think it's going to be in the final compromise. but we'll see....
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greatest achievements, the new deal, the great society, the civil rights movement, social security, medicare, the minimum wage, the 40 hour week, the civil rights act and the voting rights act. that is what made the united states a beacon of hope in a confused and divided world. but, too many people now take for granted government's role as protector of wall street and the privilege. vaisse middle-class americans says overpaid and underworked. they see social security as a problem, rather than the only piece of our retirement system that actually works. they feel sorry for homeless people, but fail to see the connections between downsizing and outsourcing and inequality and homelessness. this world view has brought democrats nothing but disaster. the republicans responses to what for middle-class the false hope of tax cuts, tax cuts that end up enriching their rich, devastating the middle class by destroying the institutions like public education and social security that make the middle class possible. are you trying to tell me something? >> we are now into our q&a period. >> i'm not done wi
greatest achievements, the new deal, the great society, the civil rights movement, social security, medicare, the minimum wage, the 40 hour week, the civil rights act and the voting rights act. that is what made the united states a beacon of hope in a confused and divided world. but, too many people now take for granted government's role as protector of wall street and the privilege. vaisse middle-class americans says overpaid and underworked. they see social security as a problem, rather than...
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should pay for nebraska, so that nebraska never has to pay any extra money and we -- >> to expand the medicare. >> and then we have to pay 3, 4 billion extra. >> you said the president should rethink health care reform. >> absolutely. that's not health care reform. to go and to put that extra burden, billions of dollars on other states, especially on california. just because we're the best state in the world, the most diverse economy. and everyone wants to come to california is no reason to beat up on california. and to always ask for more money from california. i think it's time for the federal government to go and take care of us. >> is that how you think about health care reform, something that ultimately would beat up on california? >> yes, it is. right now, i cannot imagine why we would have like i said, for instance, our senators and congressional people how they would vote for something like that where they are representing nebraska and not us. and by the way, as i said in my state of the state, that's the biggest rip-off, i mean, that is against the law to buy a vote. >> talking about
should pay for nebraska, so that nebraska never has to pay any extra money and we -- >> to expand the medicare. >> and then we have to pay 3, 4 billion extra. >> you said the president should rethink health care reform. >> absolutely. that's not health care reform. to go and to put that extra burden, billions of dollars on other states, especially on california. just because we're the best state in the world, the most diverse economy. and everyone wants to come to...
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cutting half a trillion dollars of medicare. we know we need to reform pricing and we will do that shortly. to think that we've all had a one size fits all plan in congress is going to hurt what we have, that is a difference between martha coakley and i. you are talking about a health care plan, half a trillion dollars in health care cuts at a time when we do not need it. i would propose allowing the states to do that individually with the government incentivizing it. we can actually export but we have done and show them how to do it. i looked over to being the 41st vote in making sure we get that plan back to the driver board. >> mr. coakley -- mrs. coakley. >> thank you. i would be proud to be that vote to make sure we get that perform we need. we have taken the lead in massachusetts. we are attacking costs to make sure we provide for transparency and competition to bring costs down. wheat now spent $2.60 trillion per year on health care in this country. we do not get our money's work -- our money's worth. we do not have trans
cutting half a trillion dollars of medicare. we know we need to reform pricing and we will do that shortly. to think that we've all had a one size fits all plan in congress is going to hurt what we have, that is a difference between martha coakley and i. you are talking about a health care plan, half a trillion dollars in health care cuts at a time when we do not need it. i would propose allowing the states to do that individually with the government incentivizing it. we can actually export but...
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let me talk about medicare. medicare will be broke in eight years if we do nothing. right now we give -- we give about $17 billion in subsidies to insurance companies through the medicare system -- your tax dollars. but when we tried to eliminate them, suddenly there were ads on tv -- "oh, obama is trying to cut medicare." i get all these seniors writing letters: "why are you trying to cut my medicare benefits?" i'm not trying to cut your medicare benefits. i'm trying to stop paying these insurance companies all this money so i can give you a more stable program. the point is this: none of the big issues that we face in this country are simple. everybody wants to act like they're simple. everybody wants to say that they can be done easily. but they're complicated. they're tough. the health care system is a big, complicated system, and doing it right is hard. energy. if we want to be energy independent -- i'm for more oil production. i am for -- i am for new forms of energy. i'm for a safe nuclear industry. i'm not ideological about this. but we also have to acknowled
let me talk about medicare. medicare will be broke in eight years if we do nothing. right now we give -- we give about $17 billion in subsidies to insurance companies through the medicare system -- your tax dollars. but when we tried to eliminate them, suddenly there were ads on tv -- "oh, obama is trying to cut medicare." i get all these seniors writing letters: "why are you trying to cut my medicare benefits?" i'm not trying to cut your medicare benefits. i'm trying to...
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they celebrated a debt-free christmas this year after digging out of a $123,000 hole. r diabetics on medicare! i'm a diabetic and i want you to know over 230,000 u.s. doctors have authorized their patients to receive their diabetic supplies through liberty medical. and that begins with the one touch®ultra2 meter. easy to use, fast results... at no additional cost! liberty helps keep you on track by delivering diabetic supplies to your door... and filing your claims. i never feel i'm going to run out of anything. with liberty i always have someone to talk to and now they refill all my prescriptions. call now to receive a diabetic cookbook free. call to receive the one touch®ultra2 meter at no additional cost and find out why 230,000 u.s. doctors and over a million people with diabetes trust liberty medical. liberty, we deliver better health. call now. call liberty medical at the number on your screen. >>> you might consider it more of an oxymoron. smart spending. one family had to look bad and remember how bad things can get. it helped them get through this past holiday season with a minimum
they celebrated a debt-free christmas this year after digging out of a $123,000 hole. r diabetics on medicare! i'm a diabetic and i want you to know over 230,000 u.s. doctors have authorized their patients to receive their diabetic supplies through liberty medical. and that begins with the one touch®ultra2 meter. easy to use, fast results... at no additional cost! liberty helps keep you on track by delivering diabetic supplies to your door... and filing your claims. i never feel i'm going to...
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it's just a question of whether we're going to raise taxes, we're going to cut half a trillion from medicare, affect veterans' care. i think we can do it better. >> ifill: republicans declared voters sent a clear message in yesterday-- that democrats need to slow down. >> i'm convinced now that no gamesmanship will be played by the other side with regard to future votes in the senate >> the american people have spoken. the people of massachusetts have spoken for the rest of america. stop this process. sit down and open transparent negotiations. let's begin again from the beginning. >> ifill: indeed, many senate democrats appeared chastened by the brown victory, which some predicted would affect every 2010 race. senate majority leader harry reid suggested voters are as concerned about the economy as they are about health care. >> first of all, we're not going to rush into anything. as you've heard, we're going to wait until the new senator arrives before we do anything more on health care. remember, the bill we passed in the senate is good for a year. there are many different things we can do
it's just a question of whether we're going to raise taxes, we're going to cut half a trillion from medicare, affect veterans' care. i think we can do it better. >> ifill: republicans declared voters sent a clear message in yesterday-- that democrats need to slow down. >> i'm convinced now that no gamesmanship will be played by the other side with regard to future votes in the senate >> the american people have spoken. the people of massachusetts have spoken for the rest of...
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think working people who have it too good, too much health care, too much social security, too much medicare, too much power on the job, are actually inviting a repeat of 1994. [applause] >> our country cannot stand that. president obama said in his inaugural address the state of the economy calls for action, a bold and swift and we will act in not only to create new jobs but to lay a new foundation. but now is the time to make good on those. for congress, president obama and the american people. we have some ideas with those people can do on the weekend if they don't believe us. go sit with the unemployed, talk to college students looking at tuition hikes and laid off professors and new jobs a graduation, talk to workers whose jobs are being far short and ask what these americans think about their future and ask them what they think of wall street, health insurance companies and big banks. ask them if they wanted government deficits in partnership with those folks for a government that stands up for working people. think about the great promise of america and the great legacy we have inheri
think working people who have it too good, too much health care, too much social security, too much medicare, too much power on the job, are actually inviting a repeat of 1994. [applause] >> our country cannot stand that. president obama said in his inaugural address the state of the economy calls for action, a bold and swift and we will act in not only to create new jobs but to lay a new foundation. but now is the time to make good on those. for congress, president obama and the american...
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we should be looking at the medicare trust fund and the pressures that on how that trust fund. the ballooning costs of medicaid. if we move to a public auction. as a move into the health care reform or even from my state the lessons should have been learned from tenor who care which was the test case for hillary clinton care in '94, my states still has this, it is the greatest public health failure in the country. that would be a great opportunity for us to look at what is affecting us with health care. certainly there are more pressing issues fell. we are appreciative of your time to be before us today in fall we all are concerned with leaching chemicals that come from plastics into bottled water, we are, indeed, very concerned with what we see what has suppressed during evidence from a speech to employees and are concerned with what we've seen, health care issues that are affecting all of our constituents and a lack of willingness to address those in in a patient's center consumer driven manner and i yield back my time. >> thank you. let me respond that we had a hearing just
we should be looking at the medicare trust fund and the pressures that on how that trust fund. the ballooning costs of medicaid. if we move to a public auction. as a move into the health care reform or even from my state the lessons should have been learned from tenor who care which was the test case for hillary clinton care in '94, my states still has this, it is the greatest public health failure in the country. that would be a great opportunity for us to look at what is affecting us with...
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powell held leadership physicians ndn hell jefferson centers for medicare and medicaid services. wow, that is a lot. please join me in welcoming debbie powell. [applause] >> thank you very much lori for that warm introduction. i really that old. i have had just short stents everywhere. i want to thank the national network for you for inviting me to participate in this symposium this year. it gives me an opportunity to its thank you for all the work that you do and the pleasure of meeting many of you, because at thisbe we know that you were the people that keep the trains running without all of the excellent services you provide, our program would be merely legislation. so i asked and i accepted the opportunity to come in introduce myself today because there has been a change in leadership and i want you to see my face and to thank publicly the director now of the runaway homan youth program, curtis porter for the wonderful leader mackey has provided at fisbe for several years. curtis, stand up. [applause] i have to say that because i have bennett fisbe for a year and i was hired
powell held leadership physicians ndn hell jefferson centers for medicare and medicaid services. wow, that is a lot. please join me in welcoming debbie powell. [applause] >> thank you very much lori for that warm introduction. i really that old. i have had just short stents everywhere. i want to thank the national network for you for inviting me to participate in this symposium this year. it gives me an opportunity to its thank you for all the work that you do and the pleasure of meeting...
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and eligible for medicare is going to skyrocket. all of this going on, the message to this congress, to the democratic leadership in this congress is, you need to change course, change direction, and make sure that you're reflecting the will of the american people. but instead, instead, the leadership doesn't get that message. even today, as senator-elect brown prepares to come down here to be sworn into the united states senate sometime in the next few days, the white house and democratic congressional leaders have once again retreated behind closed doors to make deals and finalize a single version of their government takeover of health care. that's not what the american people want. and speaker pelosi said today in response to the election results, she said, clearly the election results last night spell out that we have not been as clear about our deficit reduction measures and that will change. but the american people want to know, what deficit reduction measures is she talking about, when she continues along with the other democ
and eligible for medicare is going to skyrocket. all of this going on, the message to this congress, to the democratic leadership in this congress is, you need to change course, change direction, and make sure that you're reflecting the will of the american people. but instead, instead, the leadership doesn't get that message. even today, as senator-elect brown prepares to come down here to be sworn into the united states senate sometime in the next few days, the white house and democratic...
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but the doctor says he's concerned that the legislation may cut medicare reimbursement rates to this and other hospitals, as well as cut the additional government subsidies, howard receives for treating so many uninsured patients. >> dr. robenson we're going over the game plan. >> still fmore people have health insurance and able to build a relationship with a primary care physician, doctors hope this will mean fewer expensive late stage treatments. >> the idea of having insurance will at least ensure that those patients or those people will have at least access to more preventive care. >> if they're entering the health care arena earlier, lets say seeing their primary care physician and not utilizing the higher resources after emergency room, then that's also better for hospitals. >> provided that there are enough primary care physicians to handle the expected increase in patients. currently, there's a shortage of these docs, more medical students are going into lucrative specialties, but med schools such as howard are trying to change that. >> here at howard and other medical schoo
but the doctor says he's concerned that the legislation may cut medicare reimbursement rates to this and other hospitals, as well as cut the additional government subsidies, howard receives for treating so many uninsured patients. >> dr. robenson we're going over the game plan. >> still fmore people have health insurance and able to build a relationship with a primary care physician, doctors hope this will mean fewer expensive late stage treatments. >> the idea of having...
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l with these scams with health insurance and all these things and they are sucking the life out of medicare and social security. for the veterans of this country and the veterans tat bush left behind it did not -- they did not do anything for the veterans. these programs are what keep the rest of the surviving here. what is happening is that the republican constituents are starting to feel how the rest of america used to feel. host: connecticut, on our independent line, go ahead. caller: what i learned yesterday was democracy in action. if that was a boxing match, president obama 113 rounds. ford simple -- won 13 rounds. i am a fiscal conservative. he called of frank luntz and said it is good to have good talking points on different policies but you cannot throw out jobs. they have to work together. that was amazing. i had never seen anything like it. i watched it on c-span yesterday. i watched it this morning. thank you for everything you do for cspan. host: if you missed the re-air on this, you could go to our website, c-span.org. little rock, arkansas, and arab democrats line -- on our d
l with these scams with health insurance and all these things and they are sucking the life out of medicare and social security. for the veterans of this country and the veterans tat bush left behind it did not -- they did not do anything for the veterans. these programs are what keep the rest of the surviving here. what is happening is that the republican constituents are starting to feel how the rest of america used to feel. host: connecticut, on our independent line, go ahead. caller: what...
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greatest achievement -- the new deal, the great society, the civil rights movement, social security, medicare, the minimum wage, the 40 hour week, the civil rights act, and the voting rights act. that is what made the united states a beacon of hope in a confused and divided world. but too many people now take for granted government's role as protector of wall street and privileged -- and the privileged. the see middle-class americans as overpaid and underworked. they see social security as a problem rather than the only piece of our retirement system that actually works. they feel sorry for homeless people, but fail to see the connections between downsizing and outsourcing and inequality and homelessness. this world view has brought democrats nothing but disaster. the republicans' response is to offer the middle-class the false hope of tax cuts. tax cuts and enriching the rich, devastating the middle-class by destroying the institutions like public education and social security that make the middle- class possible. are you trying to tell me something? >> we're now into the question and answer
greatest achievement -- the new deal, the great society, the civil rights movement, social security, medicare, the minimum wage, the 40 hour week, the civil rights act, and the voting rights act. that is what made the united states a beacon of hope in a confused and divided world. but too many people now take for granted government's role as protector of wall street and privileged -- and the privileged. the see middle-class americans as overpaid and underworked. they see social security as a...
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pays every year to washington for things like border protection, housing illegal immigrants in jail, medicare and medicaid programs. he says clearly this is money washington owes to california, and some economists believe the obama administration should not let california fall. listen. >> it's probably an analogy one could make that we are too big to fail. does it mean that we may not have some difficulties that we need to the address ourselves? the failure of california would be a failure for the country. >>reporter: ross due value points out that california is the eighth largest economy in the world, and it provides 13% of the gross domestic product for the nation, so really the recovery of the nation actually depends on california, jon. jon: what about other states, though? i'm sure there are other states in pretty bad fiscal situations. can they get help from the federal government? >> well, right now there's only one other state asking for federal help, and that is new york. but certainly, you're right, there are many states facing huge budget holes. after california, new jersey faces th
pays every year to washington for things like border protection, housing illegal immigrants in jail, medicare and medicaid programs. he says clearly this is money washington owes to california, and some economists believe the obama administration should not let california fall. listen. >> it's probably an analogy one could make that we are too big to fail. does it mean that we may not have some difficulties that we need to the address ourselves? the failure of california would be a...
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medicare's number crunchers, they're saying the plan would raise costs slightly. there's another suspect linked to an alleged plot to attack new york city in court today, a law enforcement official tells the associated press that he called 911 just before his arrest and ranted in arabic, we love death more than you love life. his attorney says he's innocent. a new tape just surfacing on the man suspected of killing those seven ceo employe-- cia employees and in it calling for saying his actions were for revenge, rick. >> rick: well, the obama administration's special middle east peace envoy is prepared to head to the middle east trying to relaunch stalled negotiations between the israelis and the palestinians, ahead of that visit it looks like george mitchell is laying his cards on the table. reasonen ninen is live in jerusalem. nice to see you, so, senator mitchell is he coming over with some kind after threat? what do we know? >> well, it's not really meant to have been taken that way, but it's kind of coming off that way. he did an interview with charlie rose a
medicare's number crunchers, they're saying the plan would raise costs slightly. there's another suspect linked to an alleged plot to attack new york city in court today, a law enforcement official tells the associated press that he called 911 just before his arrest and ranted in arabic, we love death more than you love life. his attorney says he's innocent. a new tape just surfacing on the man suspected of killing those seven ceo employe-- cia employees and in it calling for saying his actions...
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in and talking about controlling costs , when on the first day he came in he could have gotten that medicare bill repealed. the fundamental state of our union needs to be flawed when no one will take responsibility for the state of our union, but just told the ideological or business ties as the motivation for their lives, as opposed to the founding fathers. guest: thank you for that comment. esolution expressing support for designation of january as poverty in america awareness month. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the rules and agree to the resolution. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the host: rep chris van hollen, what do you want to hear from the president? guest: and little recap of where we have been the last year. the president will point out a
in and talking about controlling costs , when on the first day he came in he could have gotten that medicare bill repealed. the fundamental state of our union needs to be flawed when no one will take responsibility for the state of our union, but just told the ideological or business ties as the motivation for their lives, as opposed to the founding fathers. guest: thank you for that comment. esolution expressing support for designation of january as poverty in america awareness month. the...